Novak Djokovic is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Serbian has defeated Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Filip Krajinovic.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw together with the plausible opponents at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Djokovic has a winning record (47-28) with the plausible opponents.
R3 – Filip Krajinovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Filip Krajinovic
Filip Krajinovic has a 16-7 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. During the last 2 years, the Serbian has a 21-5 record on clay. Filip won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Filip’s most significant result of the season was reaching the semi-finals in Montpellier and Rotterdam.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Serbian didn’t play in this event.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Filip Krajinovic
This would be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Filip Krajinovic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Krajinovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
1/4 – Gael Monfils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 17-1 for Novak Djokovic
Gael Monfils has a 16-3 win-loss record in 2020, but he has not competed until now on clay. Gael won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this year was managing to win the tournament in Montpellier where he beat Vasek Pospisil in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Rotterdam where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-2 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Gael surrendered to Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the 1st round 6-3 6-1.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils
This would be the 19th time that Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils face off. The head to head is 17-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .
Possibly, Novak Djokovic may take on Kei Nishikori. Their H2H is 16-2 for Novak Djokovic.
1/2 – Matteo Berrettini’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
Matteo Berrettini has a 6-3 record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. In the last 5 years, the Italian has a 61-33 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Berrettini won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Berrettini surrendered to Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the 3rd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Matteo Berrettini
This match would represent the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
Possibly, Novak Djokovic could take on Casper Ruud. Their H2H is 0-0.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 29-26 for Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. During the previous 5 years, the Spaniard has a 454-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nadal will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Acapulco where he overcame Taylor Harry Fritz in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Nadal won the event after downing Novak Djokovic 6-0 4-6 6-1.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal
This contest would be 56th time that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal face off. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal leads 17-7 on clay .
However, Novak Djokovic may come up against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record is 0-0.
